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not feeling better:(

I thought I was on the mend and over this cold which was mild at least until yesterday. Then I was coughing non stop and by evening quite sore from it. All night, I coughed even with Vicks Vapor rub which did help but not a lot. Today I feel worse. My heads stuffy and I’m coughing still. I guess I’m just going to take a bath and crawl back into bed….. sigh.

I was going to go to the gym and then I need to get 2 shower curtains. I know not part of the no spend pact but after a while, the old ones just need to get tossed. Maybe tomorrow.

My daughter left Truckee at 3 pm (early as she usually works till 6). It took her 4 hours to get home because of the snow and snow related accidents.

So far the Uber Frugal month has been great. I’ve used tons of stuff from the freezer that generally I just ignore. Like last night I made turkey chili with some organic ground turkey I’ve had in there and always push aside in favor of something else. So win win. There’s more to use up especially since I’m getting a Zaycon order of Whole chickens at the end of the month. From the first time we moved to California 1975, we started buying bulk.Bulk beans, organic rice, honey, oats. We were back to the landers living in a fairly rural area where my husband got a job with the Forest Service. WE drove 20 miles to organic milk and made our own butter. So even though today we live near a Holiday Market ( at the end of our driveway and across the street, we still buy in bulk. Costco is great for cases of organic beans( when I don’t feel like making them from scratch, plus bulk butter, cheese ,tofu etc. I don’t think we need a year’s worth of food but it wise to have some back up if a disaster occurred. Believe me, the stores would empty out in hours.

So it’s prudent I think to have some things stored especially canned tomatoes and stuff you use a lot. We also keep bottled water in the barn.

So think about your pantries and do a no spend month and really see what it is you use consistently and then slowly build up a small stockpile. so far, I’ ve learned quite a bit about my shopping habits.

I love to shop more European, where you go to the market daily for what you need. But it’s just not practical here.

I also enjoy reading Frugalwoods daily posts and one in particular stuck out about not trying to cook gourmet meals all the time. Stick to simple meals and simple foods. I like to think that my rotation of menus is basically simple foods like taco Tuesday which may not always be a taco but a bean bowl or burrito, Same with crockpot Thursday. Soups or beans, simple and then freeze the rest.

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Hope you feel better Christina. And watch out for all those “cooties” at the gym. Said to be just like a “petri dish” there! Not to mention all the stores. Glad you are out and about tho, and living your life. I can’t do those things with my terribly compromised MM immune system. Get better fast! xoxo

Hi Julie,
I’m a germaphobic, so I walk around in the gym with hand wipes glued to my hands. Ha Ha, No my son brought this bug home, he had it before me but much less coughing. Honestly, I thought I was over it then wham this cough hit. I messaged my new GP and she called in something called Tessalone( I wanted cough medicine with codeine )but since that’s a controlled substance. I’ll get that today.
I hope you’re doing better on Pomalyst.

I'm a wife and mom of three young kids - ages 10, 8 and 7 and I just happen to have cancer. Multiple Myeloma is a cancer of the blood that is currently incurable but IS considered highly treatable! My goal is to make people laugh, cry or feel a little less alone whether you are a mom, cancer patient or BOTH!